Encryption Law by Country
Where strong encryption is a right, restricted, or compelled. National law and policy, mirrored per country.
Source: Global Partners Digital, World Map of Encryption, updated 2026-07-02. Full data at www.gp-digital.org/world-map-of-encryption
Encryption Law by Country (196)
General right to encryption
No known legislation or policies.
Mandatory minimum or maximum encryption strength
No known legislation or policies.
Licensing/registration requirements
No known legislation or policies.
Import/export controls
No known legislation or policies.
Other restrictions
No known legislation or policies.
Obligations on individuals to assist authorities
Section 21 of the Interception of Communications Act (Cap 3.12) enables the making of disclosure orders by a judge. Only the Attorney General or the Director of Public Prosecutions may apply to a judge for such a disclosure order, and only where protected information has come into the hands of a law enforcement agency, a key to the protected information is in the possession of any person, and disclosure of the information is necessary in the interests of national security public order. The judge may make a disclosure order, taking into account the extent and the nature of any protected information to which the key is also a key, and any adverse effect that complying with the order might have on a business carried on by a person to whom the order is addressed. The judge must also only permit such disclosure as is proportionate to what is sought to be achieved, allowing, where appropriate, for disclosure in such a manner as would result in the putting of the information in intelligible form other than by disclosure of the key itself. Under section 22, where a disclosure order is made, the subject must either disclose the key or the information which is encrypted in an intelligible format. Failure to comply with a disclosure order is a criminal offence, punishable by up to one year’s imprisonment and/or a fine of up to XCD 5,000 (s. 22(7)). A copy of the law can be found here .
Obligations on providers to assist authorities
Section 21 of the Interception of Communications Act (Cap 3.12) enables the making of disclosure orders by a judge. Only the Attorney General or the Director of Public Prosecutions may apply to a judge for such a disclosure order, and only where protected information has come into the hands of a law enforcement agency, a key to the protected information is in the possession of any person, and disclosure of the information is necessary in the interests of national security public order. The judge may make a disclosure order, taking into account the extent and the nature of any protected information to which the key is also a key, and any adverse effect that complying with the order might have on a business carried on by a person to whom the order is addressed. The judge must also only permit such disclosure as is proportionate to what is sought to be achieved, allowing, where appropriate, for disclosure in such a manner as would result in the putting of the information in intelligible form other than by disclosure of the key itself. Under section 22, where a disclosure order is made, the subject must either disclose the key or the information which is encrypted in an intelligible format. Failure to comply with a disclosure order is a criminal offence, punishable by up to one year’s imprisonment and/or a fine of up to XCD 5,000 (s. 22(7)). A copy of the law can be found here .
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The law in Saint Lucia permits judges to require disclosure orders subject to a range of safeguards, for example they must only permit such disclosure as is proportionate to what is sought to be achieved, allowing, where appropriate, for disclosure in such a manner as would result in the putting of the information in intelligible form other than by disclosure of the key itself.
Murphy's Law